2010 Baseball Roster

LHP

CAREER: Over
his three-year tenure in Gainesville, Rodriguez compiled a record of 9-4
(.692), totaled seven saves and registered a 2.19 ERA in 86 appearances
(seventh on the school’s career list) and two starts…His career ERA is the
lowest by a Gator pitcher since aluminum bats were introduced in 1974 and his
total of 10.64 strikeouts per nine innings ranks No.1…Rodriguez notched 151
strikeouts and allowed 30 walks in 127.2 innings, while holding opponents to a
.227 performance, tied for the eighth-lowest by a UF hurler…Earned All-American
recognition from Perfect Game and collected first-team All-SEC honors in 2012.

AS A JUNIOR (2012):
Chosen in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los
Angeles Dodgers at No. 82 overall…Tabbed an All-American by Perfect Game for
the first time in his career, Rodriguez was a first-team All-SEC pick to become
the first Gator reliever to earn All-SEC accolades since Kevin Chapman was
recognized in 2010…The left-hander had a 3-2 record in 34 appearances and paced
UF’s pitching corps with 81 strikeouts in 62 innings…Registered a 2.18 ERA,
notched four saves and limited opponents to a .211 batting average…Racked up 47
strikeouts and issued eight walks in 34.1 innings of work during league play
and preserved both wins at third-ranked Kentucky...The southpaw worked 3.1
innings of one-run ball during the winner’s bracket game of the NCAA
Gainesville Regional to preserve the 6-2 victory over No. 24 Georgia
Tech…Hurled 3.1 innings at the SEC Tournament without surrendering any runs:
1.2 IP versus Vanderbilt and 1.2 IP against Auburn…Totaled seven strikeouts and
did not permit any runs in two innings spanning four innings in the Mississippi
State series…Had a stretch of eight-straight scoreless appearances between
April 22-May 19…Registered two K in the eighth inning as the Gators edged No.
17 Arkansas, 3-2, to open the series…Had four strikeouts and gave up one run
over three frames during the 16-inning triumph over Georgia…Struck out four of
the five batters he faced at No. 1 Florida State…Matched a season high with a
four-inning outing in the finale with No. 7 LSU and totaled five
strikeouts…Notched a season-high six K over four innings in game three at No.
16 Ole Miss…Threw three perfect innings and had a pair of strikeouts during the
9-2 triumph over No. 6 FSU at McKethan Stadium….Earned the win over Florida
Gulf Coast on March 9 when Mike Zunino snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer
in the eighth inning…Totaled four strikeouts in the series-clinching victory at
No. 8 Miami (Fla.)…Claimed the second meeting with William & Mary with four
strikeouts over 3.1 innings…Fired 2.1 scoreless innings and had 3 K to pick up
the win over No. 16 Cal State Fullerton on opening night.

AS A SOPHOMORE
(2011): Boasted a 4-2 mark with a 1.91 ERA in 32 appearances, including one
start…Registered 44 strikeouts and allowed 12 walks in 37.2 innings…Notched a
pair of saves and was part of three shutouts…Was 1-0 in 11 SEC appearances spanning
11.1 innings and had a 0.79 ERA…Tied for the team lead with six appearances
during the NCAA Tournament, when he was 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA and totaled 11 K in
8.1 innings…Participated in both games of the CWS Championship Finals against
South Carolina (1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 K)…Turned in a heroic effort in the
winner’s bracket game versus Vanderbilt in Omaha…Took over on the mound in the
fifth inning on Monday before the contest was halted because of weather issues,
came back on Tuesday morning and went the rest of the way to pick up the
win…Over a season-high 4.1 scoreless and hitless innings, the southpaw
registered a career-high seven strikeouts and permitted one walk...Retired 13
of the 14 batters he faced, including the final eight in a row, and concluded
the contest with back-to-back strikeouts…Threw two scoreless innings in the
Regional final against Miami (Fla.)…Struck out four Vanderbilt hitters over 1.1
innings in the 12-inning marathon contest and also snared an infield fly while
he was playing first base…Had a stretch of eight-consecutive appearances
without allowing any runs between March 27-May 1…Had a couple of scoreless
outings during the Alabama series…Preserved the series-opening victory at
Georgia with a game-ending strikeout to help UF prevail, 5-4…Collected the win
in the rubber game against Mississippi State by going 1.2 innings with three K
and zero hits...Lone start of the year came against Winthrop, when he worked
3.1 innings and earned the decision while working on a pitch count…Fired three
shutout innings and had three K in 4-0 win over Boston College to pick up a
save…Season debut was a 1.1-inning stint in which he had one strikeout and
permitted one hit as the Gators completed a sweep of USF.

AS A FRESHMAN
(2010): Made 20 appearances in his first collegiate season and was 2-0 with
one save and a 2.57 ERA…Struck out 26 batters in 28 innings of work and held
opponents to a .259 batting average…Leadoff batters were just 4-for-25 (.160)
against him and he limited foes to a .204 (10-for-49) clip with runners on
base…Earned the victory over Miami (Fla.) that put the Gators in the NCAA
College World Series…That was part of a stretch of six-consecutive appearances
in which he did not allow any runs…Collected his first career save with two
scoreless innings in the 5-2 win over Vanderbilt that kept Florida alive at the
SEC Tournament…Retired both LSU batters he faced in the first round of the SEC
Tourney…Was the winning pitcher at South Carolina on May 21, when UF clinched
the SEC title…Rodriguez totaled three strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless frames
before turning the game over to Greg Larson and Kevin Chapman…Had been summoned
from the bullpen in the seventh inning of the opener at Columbia and registered
three outs after inheriting a base-runner...Worked 1.2 innings with three K in
the 4-3 nail-biter over Georgia that Ben McMahan won with a walk-off homer…Made
lone start of the campaign against Florida Atlantic and gave up four hits and three
runs over two innings…Delivered a season-high five scoreless frames out of the
bullpen in the finale at Kentucky, with a career-high five strikeouts…Came
through with four shutout innings in the third meeting with Charleston
Southern…Had two strikeouts in one inning of work during his collegiate debut
versus USF on Feb. 21.

HIGH SCHOOL: Left-handed
pitcher from Gulliver Prep who played for head coach Javi Rodriguez…Chosen by
the Houston Astros in the 48th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft with
the 1,451st selection…Ranked as the No. 5 LHP in the state of Florida according
to Prospectswire.com…Earned first-team all-state recognition in Class 3A and
was chosen All-Area South Florida by ESPN Rise Magazine…First-team honoree on
the Miami Herald’s All-Dade Team…Gulliver Prep advanced to the Class 3A
Regional Finals before falling to American Heritage, the eventual state
runner-up…Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field in
August 2008…Joined Gator teammates Nolan Fontana and Austin Maddox on the 2007 16-U
USA National Team that captured the World Youth Championship in Venezuela…Made
three appearances and struck out 12 batters in eight innings as the squad was
6-0 in the tournament.